Vitamin A is an essential part of your diet, but do you know why your body needs it? Get the 411 on this vitamin!
Vitamin A - Why Is It Good For You? 3tu51
Like most vitamins and minerals, vitamin A helps your blind each year cuz they lack vitamin A in their diets.
Vitamin A - What Foods Can It Be Found In? 1h313e
Give your body the vitamin A it needs by filling up on liver and orange-colored fruits such as apricots, peaches, nectarines, cantaloupe and mangos. Vitamin A can be lost from foods when you cook them, so bake or broil your meats instead of frying them, and steam your veggies - or just eat 'em raw.
Foods high in Vitamin A
Vitamin A - Did U Know? 206s12
- Retinol is the most useful form of vitamin A. In cosmetics, it's used to treat skin problems like acne and wrinkles.
- Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin. That means it gets stored in the fat tissues of your body and waits there until your body needs them.
- The recommended daily intake of vitamin A is 600 micrograms (mcg) for kids aged nine to 13, 700 mcg for teen guys.
- An excess of vitamin A is just as dangerous as a deficiency. Too much vitamin A can lead to dry skin, brittle bones - and even death.
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